Girls' name · since 2007
Mayella
117 babies named Mayella in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mayella is the #12717 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 117 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Mayella recorded 117 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #12717 nationally today, ahead of 26% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #25,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,717 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayella ranks #25,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 117 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayella's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mayella compares
117 27th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mayella's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mayella's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mayella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Mayella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Mayella's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mayella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mayella's data
- Mayella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mayella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mayella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.